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Ola Ray
Ola Ray
Born	August 26, 1960 (age 64); St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Occupations	Actress; model;
Years active	1981–present
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)

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Ola Ray (born August 26, 1960)^[1] is an American actress and model most notable for her role as the girlfriend of Michael Jackson in the music video Thriller.^[2]

Career

Ray modeled for Playboy and was the Playmate of the Month for the June 1980 issue.^[1]

Ray complained in the past about difficulties collecting royalties from her participation in Thriller. At first, Ray blamed Michael Jackson.^[3] She ultimately sued Jackson in May 2009 in a dispute to obtain uncollected royalties.^[4]^[5]^[6] Jackson died less than two months later on June 25 at age 50, after being neglected by his doctor Conrad Murray. In 2012, the Estate of Michael Jackson settled the lawsuit.^[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1981	Body and Soul	Hooker #1
1982	Night Shift	Dawn
1982	48 Hrs.	Torchy's Dancer
1983	10 to Midnight	Ola
1983	The Man Who Loved Women	—
1985	Fear City	Honey
1987	The Night Stalker	Sable Fox
1987	Beverly Hills Cop II	Playboy Playmate
2019	It Wants Blood!	Madame Du Sang
2020	Shooting Heroin	Helen

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Automan	Joanne	Episode: "Murder MTV"
1984	Gimme a Break!	Deanna	Episode: "The Center"
1985	Cheers	Andrea	Episode: "King of the Hill"
1985	What's Happening Now!!	Paulette	Episode: "Married or Not"
2000	Where Are They Now?	Herself	Episode: "Video Vixens II"
2001	I Love 1980's	Herself	Episode: "New Years Compilation"
2002	Never Mind the Buzzcocks	Herself	Episode: "Episode #1.2"

Music videos

Year	Title	Role	Artist
1980	"Give Me the Night"	—	George Benson
1983	"Thriller"	Michael's girlfriend	Michael Jackson

References

^ ^a ^b "Playmate data". wekinglypigs.com. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
^ Rockwell, John (December 18, 1983). "Recent Releases". The New York Times.
^ Farber, Jim (January 27, 2009). "For Ola Ray, It Was 'Thriller' of a Lifetime". New York Daily News.
^ "The San Francisco Chronicle".^{[dead link‍]}
^ Dillon, Nancy (May 6, 2009). "Gloves Are Off! 'Thriller' Star Sues for Royalties". New York Daily News.
^ Griffin, Nancy (June 24, 2010). "Michael Jackson's 'Thriller': How an Iconic Music Video Was Made". Vanity Fair.
^ "Hoofdrolspeelster clip Thriller krijgt alsnog geld" (in Dutch). Novum Nieuws. May 11, 2012. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2012.

External links

Ola Ray at IMDb
Ola Ray at Playboy Online

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[junkingly-1] "Playmate data". wekinglypigs.com. Retrieved January 2, 2011.

[2] Rockwell, John (December 18, 1983). "Recent Releases". The New York Times.

[3] Farber, Jim (January 27, 2009). "For Ola Ray, It Was 'Thriller' of a Lifetime". New York Daily News.

[4] "The San Francisco Chronicle".^{[dead link‍]}

[5] Dillon, Nancy (May 6, 2009). "Gloves Are Off! 'Thriller' Star Sues for Royalties". New York Daily News.

[6] Griffin, Nancy (June 24, 2010). "Michael Jackson's 'Thriller': How an Iconic Music Video Was Made". Vanity Fair.

[NovumNieuws-7] "Hoofdrolspeelster clip Thriller krijgt alsnog geld" (in Dutch). Novum Nieuws. May 11, 2012. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2012.

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 Ray modeled for ''[[Playboy]]'' and was the [[Playboy Playmate|Playmate of the Month]] for the June 1980 issue.<ref name=junkingly>{{cite web|url=http://wekinglypigs.com/cgi-bin/nand/search/pmstat?browse=%3A%3ACONFIG%3A%3Amodelbrowse&key=ray%2C+ola&limit=0|title=Playmate data |access-date=January 2, 2011 |website=wekinglypigs.com }}</ref>
-Ray complained in the past about difficulties collecting royalties from her participation in ''Thriller''. At first, Ray blamed [[Michael Jackson]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Jim |last=Farber |date=January 27, 2009 |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2009/01/28/2009-01-28_for_video_star_ola_ray_it_was_the_thrill.html|title=For Ola Ray, It Was 'Thriller' of a Lifetime|work=New York Daily News }}</ref> She ultimately sued Jackson in May 2009 in a dispute to obtain uncollected royalties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/04/19/prweb9412662.DTL|title=The San Francisco Chronicle}}{{dead link|date=June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Nancy |last=Dillon |date=May 6, 2009 |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/05/06/2009-05-06_gloves_are_off_thriller_model_sues_for_royalties.html|title=Gloves Are Off! 'Thriller' Star Sues for Royalties|work=New York Daily News }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/features/2010/07/michael-jackson-thriller-201007?currentPage=all|title=Michael Jackson's 'Thriller': How an Iconic Music Video Was Made|first=Nancy|last=Griffin |date=June 24, 2010 |magazine=Vanity Fair }}</ref> [[Death of Michael Jackson|Jackson died]] less than two months later on June 25 at age 50, after being killed by his doctor [[People_v._Murray|Conrad Murray]]. In 2012, the [[Estate of Michael Jackson]] settled the lawsuit.<ref name="NovumNieuws">{{cite web|url=http://muziek.nieuws.nl/696576/hoofdrolspeelster_clip_thriller_krijgt_alsnog_geld|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222154124/http://muziek.nieuws.nl/696576/hoofdrolspeelster_clip_thriller_krijgt_alsnog_geld|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2013|title=Hoofdrolspeelster clip Thriller krijgt alsnog geld|publisher=[[:nl:Novum Nieuws|Novum Nieuws]]|date=May 11, 2012|access-date=May 11, 2012|language=nl}}</ref>
+Ray complained in the past about difficulties collecting royalties from her participation in ''Thriller''. At first, Ray blamed [[Michael Jackson]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Jim |last=Farber |date=January 27, 2009 |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2009/01/28/2009-01-28_for_video_star_ola_ray_it_was_the_thrill.html|title=For Ola Ray, It Was 'Thriller' of a Lifetime|work=New York Daily News }}</ref> She ultimately sued Jackson in May 2009 in a dispute to obtain uncollected royalties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/04/19/prweb9412662.DTL|title=The San Francisco Chronicle}}{{dead link|date=June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Nancy |last=Dillon |date=May 6, 2009 |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/05/06/2009-05-06_gloves_are_off_thriller_model_sues_for_royalties.html|title=Gloves Are Off! 'Thriller' Star Sues for Royalties|work=New York Daily News }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/features/2010/07/michael-jackson-thriller-201007?currentPage=all|title=Michael Jackson's 'Thriller': How an Iconic Music Video Was Made|first=Nancy|last=Griffin |date=June 24, 2010 |magazine=Vanity Fair }}</ref> [[Death of Michael Jackson|Jackson died]] less than two months later on June 25 at age 50, after being neglected by his doctor [[People_v._Murray|Conrad Murray]]. In 2012, the [[Estate of Michael Jackson]] settled the lawsuit.<ref name="NovumNieuws">{{cite web|url=http://muziek.nieuws.nl/696576/hoofdrolspeelster_clip_thriller_krijgt_alsnog_geld|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222154124/http://muziek.nieuws.nl/696576/hoofdrolspeelster_clip_thriller_krijgt_alsnog_geld|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2013|title=Hoofdrolspeelster clip Thriller krijgt alsnog geld|publisher=[[:nl:Novum Nieuws|Novum Nieuws]]|date=May 11, 2012|access-date=May 11, 2012|language=nl}}</ref>
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